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Ethereum Proof-of-Work Forks: Gift or Grift?

Ethereum will soon transition to a more energy-efficient system for processing transactions, but prominent crypto personalities are hell-bent on keeping the proof-of-work version of the chain alive. Why?

By Sam Kessler, Sage D. Young

Updated Apr 10, 2024, 1:54 a.m. Published Aug 24, 2022, 11:30 a.m.

Why are some miners hell-bent on keeping Ethereum's proof-of-work chain alive? (Getty Images)